Monday, May 12, 2008

It comes down to this...

One more game left...a 2-1 deficit to make up at home...and a week to think about it. Champions League or UEFA Cup, whats it going to be boys? I didn't get a chance to watch the game, but the highlights made it look like a relatively even match other than the extremely harsh penalty decision on Vertonghen, and the 8 yellow cards dished out by Haverkort tells me it was a hard fought match. Luckily none of the 4 cards given to the Amsterdammers will keep anyone out of the game on Sunday. It was definitely good to see Steks, Suarez and Davids all back in the starting lineup, especially Suarez, who scored the lone Ajax goal after speculation last week that he may not be fit to play.

Twente seems to have our number this year, something that must be in the minds of the Ajax camp as they prepare for Sunday's game. How do they reverse the trend? An obvious key would be to get KJH to start playing better in what could be his last game as an Ajacied. I see a goal for him on Sunday playing a crucial role in an Ajax victory, but I think the winner is going to come from someone totally random....say a corner headed in by Silva (love that guy), or a loose ball in the box put in by Gabri. A 1-0 win would do it, but I sure don't want to be sweating out the last 10 minutes on Sunday with only that advantage. That begs the question of how aggressive will Ajax be? Will they just go for that one goal and then sit back? Hope not. Ah, the nerves are setting in already.